In a statement issued to Farm Journal, John Deere says fewer machinery orders from farmers are coming in, so more layoffs are slated to hit factory workers in Des Moines and Waterloo.

Abstract: A low-cost temperature sensor with on-chip sigma-delta ADC and digital bus interface was realized in a 0.5 /spl mu/m CMOS process. Substrate PNP transistors are used for temperature sensing ...

Abstract: Emergence of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) ranging from computer controlled water irrigation system to lightning and ventilation has changed the conventional scenario of farming.